Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Career Area:
Environmental Health and Safety
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don't just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer's needs. Join us.
Description
As an Environmental, Health, and/or Safety (EHS) Manager at Caterpillar, you will provide leadership, mentoring and direction to hourly, salaried and management personnel engaged in EHS activities related to a facility's programs and plans. The EHS Manager develops, plans, directs, and implements organization safety and environmental programs to comply with applicable OSHA, EPA, State and Local regulatory requirements.
Job Duties
Direct and lead a team of EH&S Professionals
The incumbent will coach and facilitate the development of the work group in collaborative relationships among themselves, suppliers, other cross functional groups, and internal customers to ensure goals are achieved.
Incumbent needs a breadth of knowledge and experience including EHS regulations, programs and policies and will interact with people from diverse technical and cultural backgrounds.
This role requires that the incumbent increases understanding of processes and the related environmental, health and safety issues that need addressed.
Develops, directs and carries out the implementation of programs to assure management takes the actions needed to raise employee awareness of risks and to reduce, avoid, and protect employees from hazards in the workplace, including occupational illness or disease, permits and programs that are required for protection of the environment.
Develops, directs, and carries out programs to maintain and improve the general health of employees and/or environmental plans and programs.
Identifies common and more complex safety/health/environmental hazards inherent in the organizations operations and establishes guidelines for protection from those hazards.
Investigates and implements new pollution control technologies.
Prepares and deliveries presentations for training and communications at the facility, BU, and Corporate level as required.
Investigates and establishes standards for protective equipment.
Audits safety/health/environmental programs for compliance with company standards, government regulations, and adequacy relative to local conditions.
Monitors periodic performance reports for trends and conditions and alerts line management to problems.
Generating and/or reviewing of reports for environmental (EPA) and safety (OSHA) agencies.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Chemistry, or safety related science.
Minimum of 4 years' experience in EHS or related experience.
Minimum of 1-3 years' experience in safety and environmental management
Top Candidates will also have
In-depth knowledge of OSHA and safety regulations
Knowledge of Title V and other air quality requirements
Knowledge of environmental regulations and policies.
Proficient in technology and equipment used in environmental inspections.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Additional Information
The location for this position is Mossville, IL
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position
This position may require less than 10% travel
Employee benefit details
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details
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This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers _._
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Relocation is available for this position.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.